Monthly Archives: August 2011

As the Richmond VAMC returns to normal operations after the wake of Hurricane Irene, the Incident Command Center is still operating under emergency conditions until all of the patients that were evacuated from Hampton VAMC last Thursday are back home.

Key prison records and other documentation are at risk of being lost as sites remain unsecure and documents are destroyed or taken away in Libya, Amnesty International warned today.

by Lucia Mutikani   (Reuters) - Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock...

The VA Maryland Health Care System has changed to meet the needs of our nation's newest returning veterans. We have increased our services for women veterans, the fastest-growing segment of the veteran population, and we have implemented innovative ...

Concerns are growing about the fate of nearly 50,000 people that were arrested by forces loyal to Libyan fugitive ruler Muammar Gaddafi over recent months.

The coming 10 year anniversary of 9/11 will put 9/11 Truthers against the Main Stream Media. Who'll win the battle for hearts and minds?

Israel is referred to as a democracy even though it doesn't even have a constitution. The reason it doesn't have a constitution is because it is a nation based on the man-made ancient "revealed" religion of Judaism.

The never-ending saga of the Vietnam War

The concept of Übermensch, is a German term generally associated with a superman. This Overman concept is much more than a school of thought viewpoint.

Pretexts, deceptions, and cover-ups may be useful in understanding how the Bush administration, the U.S. Congress, and a compliant media misled Americans, and got them to acquiesce in the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fairly recently a new group of historians are giving a positive meaning to revising history. Their goal is to go back and do new research to correct the historical errors.

When hundreds of thousands of Israelis began protesting their own government, that had to be stopped. The timing was all wrong. How was it dealt with?

MLK National Monument Inspires Calls to Continue Civil Rights Leader’s Work to End Poverty and War. Forty eight years ago we marched, hoped and prayed…. Today we still have that hope.

Twenty years ago, three hundred and fifty Libyans - trained by the CIA to topple President Ghaddafi, arrived in the United States. This year, they returned to "liberate" Libya.

You are invited to attend and support the 180th consecutive Sunday Rally to "Save Our Veterans Land" and to "Bring Our Homeless Veterans HOME."

Just as Saddam Hussain portrayed himself as the new Salahuddin Ayyubi of the Arab world, Muammar Gaddafi projected himself as the new Omar Mukhtar of Libya. Salahuddin Ayyubi fought the marauding crusaders, and Omar Mukhtar fought the Italian invaders, whilst the Arab dictators spent their life oppressing their citizens and empowering their family and tribes.

On September 11, 2001, America was attacked. At 8:47 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 out of Boston, bound for Los Angeles, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York.

So how can Libyans and the world avoid the Iraqization of Libya? The Libyan intervention was legal in international law, authorized by the UN Security Council, and so can hope to have a better outcome. by Juan Cole.

There is so much information on the Internet, I'm ashamed to admit I missed it back on June 30, when I posted my column about a good video documentary people should watch.

Historic speak out at Ft. Lewis brings together active-duty soldiers, veterans and military families

gBay - Hats from Gadaffi's extensive collection! -- VeteransToday parody

Dethroning Qaddafi was the easy part; the real struggle to build a new Libya begins now -- by Aijaz Zaka Syed

Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth on the 10th year anniversary of this tragedy is asking U.S. Veterans to participate and join with them in their effort to raise public awareness that leads to an independent investigation and the truth.

My source in Syria informs me that the Philippine government has now called for all their nationals to leave the country and the British government is gearing up to evacuate all Brits from the costal areas of Syria to Turkey at a days notice. He added, “With September right around the corner I have no doubt that something very bad is brewing and will probably be here before the U.N. vote for Palestinian statehood.”

In light of the release next week of Dick Cheney’s memoir, In My Time, we must never forget that Cheney tried to justify illegally attacking Iraq on March 20, 2003 by using intelligence that the Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee later labeled "unsubstantiated, contradicted, or even non-existent."

Stand Downs are one part of the Marion VA Medical Center’s efforts to provide services to homeless Veterans or Veterans in need.

SRC is now offering rewarding careers to US Veterans. They have recently teamed up with Hire Veterans in order to find highly qualified Veterans to help build up their already prestigious company. SRC currently has dozens of jobs offered to Veterans which can be found on Hire Veterans Online Job Board.

Understanding the opposition to NATO’s intervention in Libya

One of the main concerns to the West was the significant threat Iraq posed to Saudi Arabia. Following the take-over of Kuwait, the Iraqi army was within easy striking distance of Saudi oil fields.

Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., was issued a modification exercising the sixth option year on the current contract SPM500-04-D-BP24/P00032.

Whether you're on the east coast preparing for Hurricane Irene or on the other side of the country, it's a good idea to make sure your family is prepared in the event of an emergency.

Lobby uses our taxes. The US State Department has awarded a grant to a private interest group, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), to conduct research on anti-Semitism around the world.

Through a combination of greed, blind stupidity and a total lack of familiarity with the region, the story of Libya has been hijacked, at least partially, by conspiracy theories, some dreamed up by Gaddafi himself, some by American friends, all duped.

Coming to terms with veterans benefits

With Gaddafi at large, a guerrilla war eroding the new powers is inevitable. Doomed always to fight the last war, we are recommitting the same old sin in Libya. by Robert Fisk

When someone points to the Fed, the U.S. government and its “central planning” or “money printing” as the primary cause of the surge in the price of gold and justification of their USA hyperinflation theory, you might do them a favor and let them know that they’re right about the flaws of central planning and excessive money printing but that they’re focusing on the wrong central bank.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts — President Barack Obama is finalizing a jobs package that could include a program to refurbish school buildings nationwide and tax breaks to...

In the annals of the Cold War, no operative is more misunderstood, and marginalized than the CIA's William King Harvey.

We are at the beginning of a major shift out of paper assets into real assets [and] those that are starting to come to this revelation have no real understanding what they are doing when they are buying gold.

The US and its three strategic allies Israel, Britain and India, the champions of terrorism, made terrorism as an excuse to vandalize Muslims and to defame Islam.

The reasons keep piling up to turn bearish and pile into safer investments. Here are 5 reasons showing that investors need to be on the watch for...tsunami type waves ahead.

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $161,030,943 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5427) for MK15 Mod 31 SeaRAM systems in support of LCS 6 and 8 and Japan's DDH 2405 helicopter destroyer, as well as Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Block 1B class "A" overhauls, and land-based Phalanx Weapon System class "A" overhauls.